141. Six Days before the Passover

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141.


Jesus Anointed at Bethany

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Today's Passage: John 12:1-9

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1. Six days before the Passover celebration began,
Jesus arrived in Bethany,
the home of  Lazarus ⏤ the man he had raised from the dead.
2. A dinner was prepared in Jesus' honor.
Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who  ate with him.
3. Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume
made from essence of nard,
and  she anointed Jesus' feet with it,
wiping his feet with her hair.
The house was filled with the  fragrance.

4. But Judas Iscariot,
the disciple who would soon betray him, said,
5. "That perfume was worth a year's wages.
It should have been sold and the money given to  the poor."
6. Not that he cared for the poor ⏤ he was a thief,
and since he was in charge of the disciples'  money,
he often stole some for himself.

7. Jesus replied,
"Leave her alone she did this in preparation for my burial.
8. You will always have the poor among you,
but you will not always have me."

9. When all the people heard of Jesus' arrival,
they flocked to see him and also to see Lazarus, 
the man Jesus had raised from the dead.
John 12:1-9 NLT

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• After you decide which is the most important vehicle of the passage, re-read it.
• Contemplate if this passage could bring you to a fuller understanding of God and His purposes.

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Thank you Father God,
for showing us this picture into your life a few days
before you had that moment of truth 'The Passover Feast'
Thank you for this insight into how relationship meets your burial traditions.

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Robyn and Biff

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